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Sunday 19 July 2020

To CDN Or Not To CDN

As the great bard made a Prince of Denmark once say: To be, or not to be, that is the question:Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe

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Saturday 18 July 2020

And I’m Feeling Good

Today was a day of relaxing. Well, it started in mild dismay looking at the stock markets, descended into a frustrating morning fighting the dragon of a site with less

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Tuesday 14 July 2020

Fête Nationale

I could not let July 14 pass without a nod to that most French of occasions: Bastille Day. A celebration which marks both the anniversary of the Storming of the

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Sunday 12 July 2020

Gothic Reprieve

Musing on how the building I passed was the very antithesis of the Gothic, I found myself recalling some of the majestic architecture of the past.

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Saturday 11 July 2020

Spot the Gorilla

For me, this can become frankly as depressing as, to quote Blackadder: getting an arrow through the neck and discovering there's a gas bill tied to it.

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Thursday 9 July 2020

Doomsday Clock

The concept of a clock was chosen because it implies that unless we stop the seconds from ticking down, the hands will inevitably reach midnight.

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Tuesday 7 July 2020

Losing Readers?

While I am not a popularity junkie, it is more gratifying to know one is writing for a large than a small audience as I write to try and assist others.

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Monday 6 July 2020

Cartographic Escapism

Hogwarts was not only the best but, if you didn't read the text carefully and skipped whole sections of Goblet of Fire, the only wizarding school.

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